Public sector

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LMBE advises and assists institutional clients (local governments, public entities, commercial registers) and corporate clients, in mainland France and in the overseas departments and territories, before the administrative, civil and criminal courts.

EXPERTISE AND EXPERIENCE:

Urban planning, regional planning, environmental and sustainable development law

 Assistance in preparing and revising urban planning and environmental documents (local urban planning plans (“PLU”), regional urban planning plans (“SCOT”), risk prevention plans (“PPR”), local advertising regulations) and in handling disputes related thereto.
 Review of files concerning public interest declarations (“DUP”) or public interest projects (“PIG”) and disputes related thereto.
 Review of files concerning building permits issued to professionals (residential and tourist real estate development, industrial buildings, commercial zones) and disputes related thereto.
 Review of files concerning environmentally sensitive classified facilities (creation, operation and sale) and disputes related thereto.
 Disputes concerning marine, coastal and land pollution.
 Disputes concerning noise nuisances generated by airports (noise reduction plans).

Government contracts

Assistance (to local governments) in concluding all types of government contracts in all sectors (buildings, land, marine and river transport, energy, signs and urban furniture, restaurants, day-care centres, casinos, urban planning) or with regard to access thereto (companies) and disputes related thereto.

Public property

 Assistance in valuing property owned by public entities and assistance to the managers or occupiers thereof (ports, airports, trade fairs & markets) and disputes related thereto.
 Assistance with expropriation procedures and the exercise of pre-emption rights (declaration of alienation intention (“DIA”)) and disputes related thereto.

Local democracy

 Assistance with inter-urban planning (changes to territorial boundaries and authority, conversion) and oversight with regard to the exercise of authority.
 Electoral disputes
 Civil and criminal liability of elected officials.
 Assistance with budget control.